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Malaysia plans to reopen embassy in DPRK

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said that his country will reopen its embassy in Pyongyang, a move expected to end the diplomatic row over the assassination of a citizen of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Kuala Lumpur last year.
Malaysia plans to reopen embassy in DPRK ảnh 1The Embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad hassaid that his country will reopen its embassy in Pyongyang, a move expected toend the diplomatic row over the assassination of a citizen of the Democratic People’sRepublic of Korea (DPRK) in Kuala Lumpur last year.

Mahathir unveiled the information in an interview with the Nikkei AsianReview published on June 11 during his trip to Japan.

Malaysia's once-close ties with the DPRK were severely downgraded after aman whose name in his passport is Kim Chol was killed at the Kuala Lumpur airportin February 2017. Kim Chol was believed to be Kim Jong-nam, a half-brother of theDPRK’s leader Kim Jong-un.

Malaysia's embassy in Pyongyang has not been staffed since April lastyear, and the government had considered permanently closing it and movingservices to its Beijing mission.

The move came just a day before the historic summit between the DPRK’sleader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in Singapore.

Following their talks, Trump and Kim issued a joint statement in whichthe US President promised to ensure security for the DPRK while the DPRK leaderre-affirmed the commitment to absolute denuclearization on the Koreanpeninsula.-VNA
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